NPC, the Examiner

The Examiner primarily uses his power for one purpose: to test people, usually people of great power or will (such as superheroes). He’s fascinated by how beings of various sorts react to challenges, be those challenges physical, emotional, or spiritual. Sometimes he tells his victims what he’s doing (and make no mistake — all too often, “victims” is exactly what they are, for he’s quite pitiless once he sets a challenge in motion). But just as often he starts a challenge and then observes, revealing his role in the situation only after the victim has triumphed or failed. He applauds, and sometimes rewards, those who meet their challenges with determination and strength; he scorns those who reveal “the flaws within” by crumbling in the face of his tests.